Month: October 2010

How was your Halloween weekend? Trick or treating happened on Saturday night for us because we live in Utah and that’s the way things are here. I had less than 20 kids stop by, which means I broke my sugar-free clause to eat the remainder of the trick-or-treating candy.

Not good.

I woke up with hands the size of bear claws. Lupus + sugar don’t mix. Sugar makes me swell. To the size of a water buffalo.

Oh well. Those are the breaks.

Charming was a Pirate for Halloween and Precocious was a one person piggyback {a reference to a book}. I didn’t get photos of the kids because it hailed for 30 minutes before they finally decided to brave the war to get some candy.

I was dressed up as a tired mom. No, really. I wore my pajamas, no bra, and a cardigan sweater with some Uggs. I didn’t do my hair, or makeup, and I wore glasses.

Classy-like.

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Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

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Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

At the Mighty Summit this cute Epiphane camera bag was one of many amazing gifts we were given.

Yes, this purse is actually camera bag.

Fo’ Shizzle.

There’s room enough in the bag for a large camera, like my Canon EOS Digital SLR, and a few lenses. I always have my three lenses with me, wherever I go. You never know when you might need to shoot in a low light situation!

This little thing, the one that looks like a maxi pad? It’s a separator for the bag. There are a few of these inside. Velcro on three sides so you can arrange the inside of the purse to suit your particular camera needs.

Brilliant.

There are lots of little touches all over the bag that make me deliriously happy. Like this adorable camera pendant, attached on the side that screams to the world,

“Yep! I’m a camera bag! And I’m foxy!”

At least that’s what it sounds like in my world.

Best of all? This very padded removable shoulder strap.

If you’ve ever lugged around a heavy camera and three lenses, you’re already breathing a sigh of relief as you look at this. Aaaaah. So … >> find out more...

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

Hey you. Yes YOU. Have you submitted your purse for this series yet? I didn’t think so. What’s the holdup? Dishes? I hear you, mine are totally all over the counter right now. It’s okay, pause for a minute wherever you are and take a photo of your purse. Take one of the outside, one of the inside and send them my way. You can find me here: allisonATpetitelefantDOTcom. You know I love you for it already.

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

It’s Halloween-a-palooza at our house this week. Are you a big celebrator of holidays like this one? My kiddos are going nuts for any distracting crafts keeping them at bay until Halloween and the massive drop of candy this weekend.

I’m doing my best to oblige.

This is the easiest craft known to man. Easy pumpkin craft for Halloween? Check.

Oranges with Jell-O brains? Check, check.

Supplies for Orange pumpkins:

2 packages of Jell-O

3 or 4 big Oranges

paring knife

spoon

Make your Jell-O. I chose red because I wanted red Jell-O brains. I mean, they don’t sell grey Jell-O, so red seemed like the next logical option.

Follow the directions on the box for Jell-O jigglers. It’s basically just really stiff Jell-O, using about half the water. Once it’s set {4 hours or overnight}, you’ll have really non-jiggly stuff for making brains.

Put it off to the side while we get carving.

Pretend your Orange is a pumpkin. Go Pumpkin Zen on me for a minute.

You’re going to cut off a slice on the bottom so it will stay upright while you work.

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!

Allison

Well, hello there! I'm Allison Czarnecki, founder + editor of Petit Elefant, a blog all about style on a budget for every part of your life: style / home / travel / family. We do a lot of how-to beauty + style tutorials, travel posts, easy recipes, crazy home remodel projects, and cool (yes, cool) DIY crafts you'll totally want to try. I'm super happily married (to a hot Polish immigrant) and am the mother of two kids, a daughter and son, all of whom are featured here on the regular. We live in the country but we're a little bit rock + roll. Welcome!